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FatPhil reacted to yoshy's post in the thread Study: Assessing correspondence between subjective reports and visual targets during attempted out-of-body experiences with
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A kind benefactor was able to send a copy of the paper to me. We can answer some of my questions now! I have attached the paper for interested folks. Note that some words are getting combined when I paste them in from the PDF. So if you see any... -
FatPhil replied to the thread Study: Assessing correspondence between subjective reports and visual targets during attempted out-of-body experiences.There's a bit of a stench to this. Why were the seating arrangements different? Was seating arrangement part of the test protocol? If not, how can we be sure you remembered correctly, because you didn't write it down as it wasn't part of the...
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FatPhil reacted to jon_eir's post in the thread Study: Assessing correspondence between subjective reports and visual targets during attempted out-of-body experiences with Like.
A bit of unpacking from the last post (what a post btw) seems to seriously undermine this work—at least as far as the study and psi can be "debunked": Journal: EXPLORE explicitly publishes non-mainstream/alternative research, and its editorial...
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FatPhil replied to the thread Ross Coulthart.Is that how Jaime Maussan got his start?
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purpleivan reacted to JMartJr's post in the thread Parallax Illusion, Disbelief and Mysterious Hovering Planes with
Informative.
I'd agree that the first two are definite factors. the second two seem reasonable. However: Banner towing is a form of skywriting where a banner is towed or dragged behind an aircraft. Since a banner produces a large amount of aerodynamic drag... -
EEd_Bannock replied to the thread Welcome Thread - New Members Post Here.Hi, I'm Ed. I'm generally interested in investigating paranormal/supernatural claims.
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Ann K reacted to JMartJr's post in the thread The Ariel School, Zimbabwe UFO sighting - has it ever been debunked? with Like.
Yeah, it's around the level I hear from some European friends for whom English is a second language and for whom some of those words have little "weight" as profanity and are just used as emphasis (Not All Europeans, of course...) Or my... -
Yyoshy replied to the thread Study: Assessing correspondence between subjective reports and visual targets during attempted out-of-body experiences.A kind benefactor was able to send a copy of the paper to me. We can answer some of my questions now! I have attached the paper for interested folks. Note that some words are getting combined when I paste them in from the PDF. So if you see any...
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jon_eir reacted to yoshy's post in the thread Study: Assessing correspondence between subjective reports and visual targets during attempted out-of-body experiences with Like.
These things demonstrate that a strong bias is present, but they don't necessarily undermine a study per se. They similarly don't disprove any findings without direct evidence that the findings are bunk. On the other hand, when such biases exist... -
NorCal Dave reacted to yoshy's post in the thread Study: Assessing correspondence between subjective reports and visual targets during attempted out-of-body experiences with Like.
These things demonstrate that a strong bias is present, but they don't necessarily undermine a study per se. They similarly don't disprove any findings without direct evidence that the findings are bunk. On the other hand, when such biases exist... -
John J. reacted to jon_eir's post in the thread The Ariel School, Zimbabwe UFO sighting - has it ever been debunked? with Like.
I've been led here from another thread where I asked about what constitutes good interview methodology. Having now read through much of this thread, I think @Charlie Wiser and several others have done a lot of good work identifying problems with... -
MMapperGuy reacted to jon_eir's post in the thread Study: Assessing correspondence between subjective reports and visual targets during attempted out-of-body experiences with Like.
A bit of unpacking from the last post (what a post btw) seems to seriously undermine this work—at least as far as the study and psi can be "debunked": Journal: EXPLORE explicitly publishes non-mainstream/alternative research, and its editorial...
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MMapperGuy reacted to yoshy's post in the thread Study: Assessing correspondence between subjective reports and visual targets during attempted out-of-body experiences with
Agree.
These things demonstrate that a strong bias is present, but they don't necessarily undermine a study per se. They similarly don't disprove any findings without direct evidence that the findings are bunk. On the other hand, when such biases exist...